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The Little Stranger is a 2009 gothic novel by Sarah Waters, set in rural Warwickshire during the social and economic changes following the Second World War. Narrated by country doctor Faraday, it follows his growing involvement with the Ayres family and a series of disturbing events at their decayin...
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Booker-shortlisted gothic novel widely praised for ambiguity, class themes, and atmosphere, though some readers find it too restrained.
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The Paying Guests is a 2014 literary novel by Sarah Waters set in 1920s London, following a widow who takes in lodgers and becomes entangled in a passionate affair that leads to crime, trial, and moral reckoning.
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Critically acclaimed Sarah Waters literary novel with award attention; not alternate history, but strong prose and character reputation.
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